Forepaugh & Sells Brothers shows combined The great and only troupe of marvelously educated sea lions & seals
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An unusual story is the plot to train sea lions for tracking U-boats, which was trialled at Bala Lake. Owned by showman Joseph Woodward, the animals were however easily distracted by shoals of fish and the plan was abandoned.
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